Tisco District
| Tisco | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Province | Caylloma |
| Capital | Tisco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Primitivo Sebastian Huaracha Ancca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,445.02 km2 (557.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,188 m (13,740 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 2,249 |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 040517 |
Tisco District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Allqamari
- Apachita
- Chilluma
- Chuqi Pirwa
- Chuqi Phiruru
- Chuqi Tampu
- Janq'u
- Jañuma Pirwa
- Kallka K'uchu
- Kimsa Chata
- Kiska Kiska
- Kuntur Sayana
- Laramani
- Misa Urqu
- Pirwa
- Puma Urqu
- Qillqa
- Qillwa
- Q'ara Qullu
- Q'iwiri
- Wallatani
- Wayna Kunturiri
- Wila Pukara
- Wiluma
- Wiska Apachita
- Wisk'achayuq
- Wiswillani
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.76%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.06% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1 and 2 (Arequipa Region)
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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